Thanks Pankaj ji Shallot is and was A. ascalonicum. Some times in between some one relegated it to synonymy of A. cepa var. aggregatum.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 2:32 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, > I just found out that > Allium ascalonicum L., Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756) > is not a synonym of > Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 (1827) > these two are different plants now known as Allium cepa and Allium > ascalonicum. > I understand now. > Pankaj > > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:59 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thats right. > > Allium ascalonicum L., Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756) is the accepted name. > > > > But, if > > Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 > (1827) > > is a synonym of > > Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753) > > and > > Allium ascalonicum L., Fl. Palaest.: 117 (1756) > > is a synonym of > > Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 > (1827) > > then I assume the accepted name for the plant should have been > > Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753)!!! > > > > How come both is accepted name? :( > > Pankaj > > > > On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 3:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks Pankaj ji > >> That means Shallot is back as Al. ascalonicum L., a recognised name. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >> Retired Associate Professor > >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Just to bring to your notice that all varieties except two of Allium > >>> cepa has been merged with the former [Goaverts et al. 2011 (Kew > >>> Checklist)] > >>> > >>> Allium cepa L., Sp. Pl.: 300 (1753). > >>> > >>> Synonyms: > >>> Allium cepa var. aggregatum G.Don, Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 6: 27 > >>> (1827). > >>> Allium cepa var. anglicum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. argenteum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. bifolium Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. crinides Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. flandricum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. globosum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. hispanicum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. jamesii Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. lisboanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. luteum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. multiplicans L.H.Bailey, Princip. Veg. Gard.: 316 > (1901). > >>> Allium cepa var. portanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. praecox Alef., Landw. Fl.: 299 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. rosum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. sanguineum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. solaninum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. tripolitanum Alef., Landw. Fl.: 300 (1866). > >>> Allium cepa var. viviparum (Metzg.) Alef., Landw. Fl.: 301 (1866). > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> Pankaj > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 2:50 AM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Allium cepa var. aggregatum (syn: A. ascalonicum) commonly used like > >>> > onion > >>> > English Name: Shallot > >>> > Common Indian Names: kanda or gandana (Hindi, Marwari and Punjabi), > >>> > gundhun > >>> > (Bengali), Pallari vengayam (Tamil) and cheriya ulli or chuvanna ulli > >>> > (Malayalam). > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > The shallot tastes a bit like an onion, but has a sweeter, milder, > yet > >>> > richer and more complex flavour. Shallots tend to be more expensive > than > >>> > onions. > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > >>> > Retired Associate Professor > >>> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > >>> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > >>> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > >>> > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> *********************************************** > >>> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > >>> > >>> > >>> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > >>> Research Associate > >>> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > >>> Department of Habitat Ecology > >>> Wildlife Institute of India > >>> Post Box # 18 > >>> Dehradun - 248001, India > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > *********************************************** > > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > > Research Associate > > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > > Department of Habitat Ecology > > Wildlife Institute of India > > Post Box # 18 > > Dehradun - 248001, India > > > > > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India >
